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You won't find Rodeo Drive glam here: Residents of bucolic Rancho Santa Fe in north San Diego County prefer to live under the radar, hidden behind gates in multimillion-dollar estates. Its quiet, spotless downtown (there aren't any visible trash cans) is classic and understated with Spanish-style buildings, red-tile roofs and ironwork. Horses are part of the landscape, with equestrian properties and riding and polo clubs. The tab for a ritzy weekend with the horsy set: We paid $239 plus a $25 resort fee for one night (current weekend rates at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe range from $269 to $1,200). My husband and I spent $175 for meals and drinks. The bed The town centerpiece,...

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You won't find Rodeo Drive glam here: Residents of bucolic Rancho Santa Fe in north San Diego County prefer to live under the radar, hidden behind gates in multimillion-dollar estates. Its quiet, spotless downtown (there aren't any visible trash cans)...

Jessica Springsteen, who was an alternate rider for the 2012 Olympic team, was in town over the weekend to compete at the first Longines Los Angeles Masters, an elite show jumping event at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Springsteen, who was recently...

MONTEREY BAY, Calif. — Along Highway 1 between Marina and Seaside, it's all roller-coastering sand dunes and chaparral. There the road cuts across Ft. Ord, where soldiers trained for almost every war the U.S. Army waged in the 20th century, as well as...

Like many storied rivalries from the past, the careers of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady will be forever linked.
Although Brady is 10-4 in games against Manning’s teams — Indianapolis and Denver — since the 2004 playoffs they have split four decisions....

Common sense would dictate that the horse who wins the biggest 2-year-old race of the year would then be destined for greatness six months later in the Kentucky Derby.
But when did common sense and racing ever go together?
Instead, it has been more of a...

Most people think next weekend's horse racing extravaganza at Santa Anita is the Breeders' Cup. It's actually the Mike and Gary Show.
They are Mike Smith and Gary Stevens, the Peyton Manning and Tom Brady of their sport. They are long in experience and...

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens really thought this was going to be the year.
"The way Orb won the Kentucky Derby, I thought we'd have another Triple Crown winner," he told me in a lengthy interview for a story that ran in Saturday's L.A....

Law enforcement officials got a huge break in the Amber Alert search for missing 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and her alleged kidnapper, James Lee DiMaggio, when his car was found in a remote wilderness area of Idaho.
San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore...

After generating Amber Alerts across the West, the frantic search for a kidnapped teenager and her alleged captor shifted Friday to a remote part of Idaho where the two were believed to be trekking through the wilderness.
The break came after suspect...

BOISE, Idaho — More than 100 searchers on horseback, foot and all-terrain vehicles searched a remote wilderness area overnight for a kidnapped teenager and her alleged captor.
Officials from numerous law enforcement agencies were trying to cover hundreds...

CASCADE, Idaho -- As crews continued to comb a vast Idaho wilderness Saturday in search of missing teen Hannah Anderson and her alleged captor, James Lee DiMaggio, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said they were operating with no new information.
Andrea...

CASCADE, Idaho -- The search for missing San Diego County teen Hannah Anderson intensified Saturday afternoon as more than 150 law enforcement officials joined the effort to track the girl and her suspected abductor, murder suspect James DiMaggio.
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BOISE, Idaho — Hardly anything seemed ordinary about the two hikers that horseback riders encountered in the Idaho backcountry last week.
The man was middle-aged, and the girl was a teenager. On a wilderness trail, she wore what looked like pajama...

BOISE, Idaho -- It was the crucial tip, authorities said, that helped them narrow their search for missing San Diego County teen Hannah Anderson in the vast wilderness 75 miles northeast of here.
Christa John said it was "one chance in a...

San Diego County teen Hannah Anderson was not aware that her mother and brother had been killed as she was driven across several states and into the Idaho wilderness, San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said Monday.
Gore also said that the 16-year-old...

An FBI tactical team shot and killed an alleged kidnapper and rescued missing 16-year-old Hannah Anderson from the Idaho wilderness. She was airlifted by a helicopter to a hospital as investigative crews moved in.
In the middle of it all, apparently, was...

Hannah Anderson defended her use of social media in the days following her kidnapping and rescue, saying in her first interview after her rescue that sending and receiving the online postings "just helps me grieve."
The San Diego County...

Nearly two weeks after FBI agents rescued her from the Idaho wilderness, San Diego County teenager Hannah Anderson gave her first interview, thanking those who helped find her and dismissing others who have criticized her online.
The first segment of the...

Santa Anita Derby winner Goldencents was put through his final workout on Thursday morning at Santa Anita in preparation for a start in the Kentucky Derby on May 4.
Goldencents was clocked in 1 minute 16.20 seconds for the breeze under exercise rider...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Longshot Black Onyx was a late scratch for the Kentucky Derby because of a chip in his left ankle, leaving 19 horses to vie for the roses. The scratch occurred Friday after early wagering for the race had opened, so Black Onyx's No. 1...